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Genesis 1:9

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9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

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#118 Crossing the Jordan into the Inner Meaning (Joshua 3, Joshua 4)

By Jonathan S. Rose

Title: Crossing the Jordan into the Inner Meaning

Topic: Word

Summary: Can the Bible be taken literally? A look at the story of crossing the Jordan sheds some light...

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References:
Joshua 3:1-end
2 Kings 2:1-14
Psalms 114
John 1:28; 10:40
Matthew 3:5-6
Mark 1:5, 9
Jeremiah 12:1-5
Zechariah 11:3
Genesis 1:9
1 Corinthians 2:14

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Spiritual Experiences #1973

  
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1973. What "evening and morning," "day," Genesis I, are

I discussed with spirits what "day" means, and what "evening and morning," Gen. I. That "day" means time in general one can very readily learn from the Scriptures, where that expression stands for time.

  
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Thanks to the Academy of the New Church, and Bryn Athyn College, for the permission to use this translation.